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  Make Robotics Workshop: Humanoids
 
Only 20 slots available!
  
Our Price: $599.00


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Product Code: MKITW1
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Nothing says "robot" like an android. So lets make one of our own! This course will take you through the steps of building your own android. You'll leave with a working, foot tall programmable android! You can use it for kung-fu matches, dancing, stair-climbing or many other events. Humanoid is designed to be remote controlled, but can be used autonomously by adding sensors.

Only 20 slots available (one or two people max per slot)

Materials include all parts for one 13" tall humanoid, an infrared controller, programming software and a bearing head screw driver. Motherboard contains 8 I/O slots for upgrades like Sonar or Bluetooth.

Parts Cost - $399
Lab Fee - $200

You will need to bring a Windows laptop (or Mac/Linux box with a windows emulator). Your laptop must have a 9-pin serial port or a USB port and a USB-to-serial adapter.
Attendees might want to bring a variable-speed power-drill or power screwdriver with a 3" long #0 Phillips head screw bit.

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Features
  • April 12, 10-6pm
  • April 13, 10-6pm
  • Includes lunch both days (specify in order comments if vegetarian)
  • Please include you Make Subscriber ID in the comments field at checkout.
  • Bring a copy of your printed order confirmation with you as proof of registration.
  • San Francisco State University, 19th and Holloway in San Francisco, CA.
  • Further details will be emailed to registrants.
  • This robot is qualified to compete in all android events at RoboGames.


Average Customer Review: Based on 1 Reviews. Write a review.

  0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 
Servos, Servos, Servos May 5, 2008
Reviewer: James Ryan from Groveland, CA United States  
PRO:
- Extremely knowledgeable instructors, who worked hard to help everyone.
- The robot is fun, with lots of articulation.
- Fellow students had some good web resources to share.
- A good introduction to use and calibration of servos.
- If you were there to get a working robot, the class was a success.  
- Interesting side information, including more advanced robots in various states of assembly.

CON:
- I would rather have driven fewer tiny screws and learned about more than servos.  Pick from sensors, communication, data handling, etc.
- The long build time got in the way of thinking and learning.
- A bigger room with better access to AC power would be nice.
- The draft assembly instructions should have been tested on a couple of volunteers before the paid workshop.

It was a good workshop for some, but not for all.  I'd consider another Make robotics workshop, but I'll be careful that it matches what I want to learn.

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